Barbara Wagner
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Barbara Aileen Wagner (born May 5, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former Canadian
pair skater who competed with Robert Paul
. The couple captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics
.
After her competitive career, she married fellow skater James Grogan
(but they later divorced). With Paul, she toured with Ice Capades
.
Currently Barbara resides in Alpharetta, Georgia; coaches figure skating at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center, the Cooler and is a member of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
pair skater who competed with Robert Paul
Robert Paul
Robert Paul was a Canadian figure skater, who competed in pairs with Barbara Wagner. He was born in Toronto. From their start as a team in 1952, they captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.After skating as...
. The couple captured five Canadian titles and four world titles, and capped their career by winning the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
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After her competitive career, she married fellow skater James Grogan
James Grogan
James Grogan was an American figure skater. He won the bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships...
(but they later divorced). With Paul, she toured with Ice Capades
Ice Capades
The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. Shows often featured former Olympicand National Champion figure skaters who had retired from amateur competition....
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Currently Barbara resides in Alpharetta, Georgia; coaches figure skating at the Alpharetta Family Skate Center, the Cooler and is a member of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club
Atlanta figure skating club
The Atlanta Figure Skating Club was founded in 1956, and became a member club of US Figure Skating in 1958. It is the oldest figure skating club in Georgia, and one of the largest figure skating clubs in the United States....
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Results
(with Paul)Event | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
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Winter Olympics Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating... |
6th | 1st | ||||
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion... |
5th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
North American Championships North American Figure Skating Championships The North American Figure Skating Championships were a former elite figure skating competition for skaters from the United States and Canada. It was a biennial competition held between 1923 and 1971, with locations alternating between the two countries.Although the event was classified as an... |
3rd | 1st | 1st | |||
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has... |
2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |